BASIL - Spicy Globe

OP Open Pollinated

(1200 seeds)

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Fabulous growth habit and great flavour

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If basil has one drawback, it’s the rather lanky growth habit. But with Spicy Globe, you get the best of everything. The plant has a Read More

If basil has one drawback, it’s the rather lanky growth habit. But with Spicy Globe, you get the best of everything. The plant has a naturally bushy, rounded growth habit, and it’s one of the basils that looks so good it should be in your ornamental garden. But though it’s so pretty, it retains the spicy, herby flavour of basil you’ve come to know and love: versatile, attractive and tasty!

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Product Details

Common Name: BASIL - Spicy Globe

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 1200

Days to Harvest: 50 days

Watering: Medium

Plant Spacing: 20cm

Row Spacing: 40cm

Companion Plants: Sweet peppers, Tomato

Additional Features: Containers, Cuisine, Cut-and-Come-Again, Easy Care Plants, Edible

Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum

Germination Time: 7-14 days

Position/Sunlight: Full Sun

Plant Height: 45cm

Sow Depth: 5mm

Best Months to Plant – Basil
Climate Zone	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cool/Mountain	✓								✓	✓	✓	✓
Temperate	✓								✓	✓	✓	✓
Arid	✓	✓							✓	✓	✓	✓
Subtropical	✓	✓						✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tropical	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Cool/Mountain – Basil
Method	Jan	Feb	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Start in trays	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓			✓	✓	✓

Temperate – Basil
Method	Jan	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Start in trays		✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓		✓	✓	✓
Direct sow			✓	✓	✓

Arid – Basil
Method	Jan	Feb	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Start in trays	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓			✓	✓	✓

Subtropical – Basil
Method	Jan	Feb	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Start in trays	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓

Tropical – Basil
Method	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Start in trays	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Growing Information

How to Sow

Basil is amongst the easiest of plants to grow from seed. Almost every seed will germinate if treated well, so sow thinly. Just cover to a maximum of 5mm and keep constantly moist until they germinate. Then reduce watering a little. Protect from frost.

How to Harvest

The more you harvest your basil, the more it produces! Pinch out tips or trim them with scissors. Two young leaves and a tip bud will have the best aroma and flavour. Your plant will replace each tip with a pair of tips, so your harvest keeps growing! Pinch out flowers to prolong your harvest.

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How to Sow

Basil is amongst the easiest of plants to grow from seed. Almost every seed will germinate if treated well, so sow thinly. Just cover to a maximum of 5mm and keep constantly moist until they germinate. Then reduce watering a little. Protect from frost.

How to Harvest

The more you harvest your basil, the more it produces! Pinch out tips or trim them with scissors. Two young leaves and a tip bud will have the best aroma and flavour. Your plant will replace each tip with a pair of tips, so your harvest keeps growing! Pinch out flowers to prolong your harvest.

🌱

Want the full growing guide?

See sowing times, planting tips, watering, harvesting and common problems for this crop.

View full grow guide →